Auschwitz And The Allies

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When Hitler announced that the result of the war in Europe would be the complete annihilation of the Jews, he did so in public. The Allies heard but did nothing. In 1944 Allied reconnaissance pilots repeatedly photographed Auschwitz: the pictures were filed away. The testimonies of escapees were also ignored. Why?

Sir Martin Gilbert, CBE, PC, a lecturer and writer, and an honorary fellow of Merton College, Oxford, is one of Britain's most distinguished modern historians. He has published over eighty books, including several volumes on Winston Churchill and a number of major books on Jewish history.

One cannot write too highly of Martin Gilbert's industry and literary abilities in making the world aware of the fullness of this hideous tale...A brilliant book * Spectator * Auschwitz is now a name of horror without parallel...Why did it remain relatively unknown for so long? Martin Gilbert has set out to explore this contradiction * Observer * A story that needs to be remembered. It is here told by a real historian...whose style is the more moving by being objective and controlled -- Hugh Trevor-Roper * The Times * An unforgettable contribution to the history of the last war * Jewish Chronicle *